Fighting Crime and Violence in the District of Columbia: Capital Punishment as a Deterrent : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, April 30, 1997

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Page 112 - November 1994, the Chief Judges of the DC Court of Appeals and the Superior Court appointed a Quality Service Council composed of judges and employees from a variety of organizational units and levels within the court system to steer the DC Courts...
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Page 51 - The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, the...
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Page 162 - There are currently 12 states without the death penalty: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Page 88 - Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
Page 39 - US SENATE, OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, RESTRUCTURING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUBCOMMITTEE, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:20 am, in room SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon.
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Page 11 - General appointed pursuant to subparagraph (B), who shall serve for a term of 6 years and shall be subject to removal only for cause by the Mayor (with the approval of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority in a control year) or (in the case of a control year) by the Authority.

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